A True Partnership

For over three decades, our team has made hundreds of direct investments in high-growth technology startups. Our Deal Managers are domain experts with responsibility for both investments and M&A. And we’ve built a strong reputation for predicting market transitions and fostering global innovation. We’ve set the standard of what it means to be a founder-friendly, collaborative, and value-creating strategic investor.


Derek

Idemoto

Senior Vice President

As SVP of Corporate Development and Cisco Investments, Derek is responsible for optimizing external innovation through acquisitions and investments as a mechanism for Cisco’s growth.

Since joining Cisco in 2007, Derek has spearheaded more than 30 deals totaling over $15 billion, including the acquisitions of Sourcefire, OpenDNS and Leaba Semiconductor. In his previous role as Vice President of Corporate Development and Cisco Investments, he was at the forefront of helping shape and influence Cisco’s technology strategy and approach to harnessing external innovation in the start-up ecosystem.

Read More

Portfolio
Region

    Janey

    Hoe

    Vice President

    Senior Domain Leader: Security and Applications
    Senior Geo Leader: Greater China

    Janey Hoe is a Vice President of Cisco Investments. Previously, she held multiple product management, technical marketing, and business development leadership roles at Cisco, operating multi-billion dollar product lines as well as pioneering new products in switching, security, data center, and video collaboration. Along with her team, she was recognized as a finalist for the Pioneer Award, the highest honor for innovation at Cisco. Prior to Cisco, Janey was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Before McKinsey, Janey worked on network protocol research with MIT LCS Laboratory, AT&T Laboratories, and HP Laboratories.

    Her work on TCP/IP performance improvements has been widely implemented and referenced.

    Janey holds a BS and MS in electrical engineering and computer sciences from U.C. Berkeley and MIT, respectively.

    Portfolio
    Regions
    • Greater China
    • US
    Domains
    • Analytics
    • Collaboration
    • Security

    Aleem

    Rizvon

    Sr. Director

    Domain Leader: CX, Mass-Scale Infrastructure

    Aleem Rizvon and his team are focused on developing inorganic growth strategies for the Service Provider sector and the Core Services market. Aleem has a long record of helping Cisco enter new markets. He led the formation of the Joint Venture with EMC and VMware to create VCE that helped Cisco enter the Converged Cloud Infrastructure market. He also led the investment in an early stage accelerator that allowed Cisco to participate in the Incubator market. Earlier at Cisco, Aleem led Product Management teams in both the Enterprise and Service Provider Segments where his teams were instrumental in bringing to market WLAN, Advanced Mobility Services, Multi-Service Switches and VoIP Media Gateways that drove revenues in excess of $1B.

    Prior to Cisco, Aleem lead product development organizations at NEC where he spent considerable amount of time in Japan, defining, developing and deploying Service Provider Core Network Products and Voice/Data Convergence Products.

    Aleem holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from Regional Engineering College in India and a master’s degree in computer science and engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington.

    Portfolio
    Region
    • US
    Domains
    • CX
    • Mass-Scale Infrastructure

    Amit

    Chaturvedy

    Sr. Director

    Domain Leader: Enterprise Networking and Cloud

    Amit Chaturvedy joined Cisco Investments in 2014 and leads the global investment practice for Enterprise Networking and Cloud. Prior to Cisco, Amit was at Summit Partners where he sourced and led investments in communications technology, financial services and consumer sectors in US, Europe and India. Previously, he was at Cummins Inc. where he designed software for diesel engines and led customer liaison activities for Daimler Chrysler Corporation. Amit also worked in the investment banking group at Citigroup, NY.

    Amit received mechanical engineering degrees from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Bombay and Purdue University – West Lafayette and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

    Portfolio
    Region
    • US
    Domain
    • Enterprise Networking and Cloud

    Noah

    Yago

    Sr. Director

    Domain Leader: Core HW Platforms, Emerging Technology and Incubation, Market Development

    Noah leads the development and execution of investment strategy for Cisco’s Emerging Technology and Core Hardware business units. He also leads Cisco Investments’ Market Development efforts and EMEA activities. Noah has over two decades of experience building companies as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and board member and has led investments in DataRobot, Dremio, D2iQ (Mesosphere), Cyber-Ark, Qlik Technologies, CyOptics, Getaround and many others.

    He joined Cisco Investments in 2017 from Triangle Peak Partners. He was a venture capitalist at Israel-based JVP, and began his investment career at NY-based merchant bank Veronis Suhler Stevenson.

    Noah earned his MBA from Stanford and his BA from Tufts, where he majored in computer science and in German Language & Literature.

    Portfolio
    Regions
    • Canada
    • Europe
    • US
    Domains
    • Core HW Platforms
    • Emerging Technology and Incubation
    • Market Development

    Jon

    Koplin

    Sr. Director

    Jon Koplin joined Cisco Investments in 2017 and leads the EMEA team responsible for investments, joint ventures, and acquisitions.

    Previous to Cisco, Jon worked as an early-stage technology investor with European family offices. Before moving into the investment arena, Jon held senior operating roles at Google and Samsung in Europe and Asia. Early in his career, Jon worked in Silicon Valley and in startups and was part of the management team of NetBeans (acquired by Sun Microsystems).

    Jon earned a BS in chemical engineering and an MA in classical languages from Stanford University and an MBA from INSEAD.

    Portfolio
    Region
    • Europe

    Tyson

    Li

    Sr. Director

    Tyson Li joined Cisco Investments in 2008 and is part of the Greater China team responsible for investments, joint ventures and acquisitions. Previous to Cisco, Tyson was a Vice President at Investor Growth Capital Asia, a venture capital fund backed by Investor AB, where he invested in technology companies in the Asia Pacific region. Before moving into the investment arena, Tyson was a veteran of both startups as well as MNCs in both Asia and North America.

    Tyson holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and an engineering degree from Simon Fraser University.

    Portfolio
    Region
    • Greater China

    Rajiv

    Menon

    Sr. Director

    As Head of Cisco Investments and M&A for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), Rajiv leads an experienced team investing actively in a variety of strategic and thematic areas across Security, IOT, Storage, Connected Mobility, Collaboration, AI, Silicon as well as Country specific themes both directly and via LP positions. With an active portfolio of 24 direct investments plus 6 venture funds, the team continues to add to its APJ portfolio. Rajiv and his team are also responsible for originating and executing M&A transactions and Joint Venture partnerships across Asia Pacific & Japan.

    Prior to his current role, Rajiv served as the Managing Director for Cisco Capital Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China. In all, Rajiv has 23 years of experience in credit structuring, term lending, trade finance, venture lending, venture investing and M&A. Prior to joining Cisco, he co-founded Captive Finance Corporation that operated as an independent company for 6 years before being acquired by Fortis Bank.

    Originally from New Delhi, he began his corporate finance career with the venerable Tata Group after receiving his Masters of Finance from the University of Delhi. Rajiv now resides in Singapore with his family and is an avid Polo player.

     

    Portfolio
    Region
    • Asia Pacific

    Kay

    Min

    Sr. Director

    Kay Min joined the Cisco Investments team in 2011 and is responsible for all of Cisco’s acquisitions and investments in Optics / Optical Networking and Silicon (semiconductors) which continue to display dramatic increases in speed and component integration, and Hardware and Systems. Kay also has the geographic responsibility for Canada. Her extensive experience in roles of increasing responsibility in the product development and product management sides of optical networking includes both large companies (Pirelli and Lucent Bell Labs) as well as startups, Photuris (co-founder) and Mahi. A transition into investment banking and venture capital investing further broadened her experience.

    Kay earned an MBA degree from Georgetown University and a BS in ceramic engineering from Rutgers University.

    Portfolio
    Regions
    • Canada
    • US
    Domains
    • Core HW Platforms
    • Emerging Technology and Incubation

    Donald

    Tucker

    Sr. Director

    Domain Leader: Collaboration

    Donald Tucker leads Cisco’s acquisition and investment efforts related to the market for Collaboration products and services. Donald joined Cisco from Oracle via the acquisition of Responsys, and prior to that spent time at Jefferies & Co., Liberty Mutual Investments and Chevron in a variety of finance, investment and research roles.

    Donald holds an MBA from Wharton and a Bachelor of Science in business from Cal Poly.

    Portfolio
    Region
    • US
    Domains
    • Analytics
    • Collaboration

    Daniel

    Karp

    Director

    Geo Leader: Israel and Latin America

    Daniel Karp joined Cisco Investments in 2013 and is currently focused on investment and acquisition opportunities in Israel and Latin America. Before coming to Cisco, Daniel Karp was a Senior Strategy Manager at Microsoft, where he was responsible for the strategy of Microsoft’s Startup Business Group (Microsoft’s internal Incubation projects arm), and Microsoft Research, focusing on areas such as NUI, Communications and Collaboration, Robotics, 3D Printing and Machine Learning. Prior to that, Daniel worked as a Product Manager and Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft’s Windows Azure (Public Cloud). Before Microsoft, Daniel worked as a Venture Capital Associate at Amiti Capital and held various engineering roles at Comsys Communications (acquired by Intel) and Saifun Semiconductors (acquired by Spansion).

    Daniel earned a BS in electrical and electronic engineering, from Tel-Aviv University, an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and is a graduate of an Elite Telecommunications Unit in the Israeli Defense Forces.

    Portfolio
    Regions
    • Israel
    • Latin America
    • US
    Domain
    • Enterprise Networking and Cloud

    Mike

    Lim

    Director

    Mike Lim joined the Cisco Investments in 2017 and focuses on investments and acquisitions in the Data Analytics and Collaboration space. Prior to joining Cisco, Mike was an investment banker at BMO Technology Investment Banking in San Francisco, where he focused on the Enterprise Software sector and led the coverage of Industrial Technology & Software vertical. Prior to BMO, Mike worked at Deutsche Bank and ING Investment Banking in New York where he focused on M&A, debt and equity transactions in the technology sector. Mike started his career at PWC Transaction Services where he focused on complex transaction accounting and M&A valuation.

    Mike earned a BBA degree with a concentration in Finance and Accounting from Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor.

    Portfolio
    Region
    • US
    Domains
    • Analytics
    • Collaboration

    Pankaj

    Mitra

    Director

    Geo Leader: India

    Pankaj joined Cisco Investments in 2018 and leads investment and acquisition activities in India. He was formerly at Infosys Corporate Development, where he helped enable early stage investments for Infosys’ $500M innovation fund, and also worked on M&A deals. His areas of interest range from enterprise SaaS and AI applications, to digitalization and cloud infrastructure. Previously, Pankaj was at VMware, where he helped launch VMware’s first cloud services. Prior to VMware, Pankaj was a management consultant in Deloitte’s strategy team. Pankaj started his career in an EDA startup in India (Delsoft, acq. by Mentor Graphics) and fondly remembers his days as an engineer and product manager.

    Pankaj has an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and a BTech EE from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Originally from Delhi, Pankaj has lived in the Bay Area for more than a decade and is now based out of Bangalore. Outside of work, Pankaj loves to play with his two kids, is a soccer fan, and dabbles in western and Hindustani classical music.

    Portfolio
    Region
    • Asia Pacific

    Prasad

    Parthasarathi

    Director

    Prasad Parthasarathi is Director & Global Head for Cybersecurity Investments and M&A at Cisco Investments. His team is responsible for sourcing, qualifying, and transacting multi-stage venture investments as well as end-to-end M&A execution in Cybersecurity. Prior to Cisco, Prasad led multiple M&A transactions in large cap technology companies and was instrumental in EDS’ $14B sale to HP. Prasad earned an MBA from Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad and held Corporate Finance and Advisory stints in Singapore and India.

    Portfolio
    Region
    • US
    Domain
    • Security

    Glen

    Fisher

    Sr. Manager

    Senior Manager, Business Strategy & Operations, Portfolio Development

    Glen leads strategy and operations for the Cisco Investments Portfolio Development team. Prior to joining Cisco Investments, Glen held various senior management positions in Cisco’s Collaboration, Enterprise Networking and Small Business technology groups, with roles in product management, business development, analytics and strategy.

    Glen has developed and brought to market many new products in switching, routing, voice, and video. Glen is a co-author of a US patent for Ethernet switch feature provisioning.

    Prior to Cisco, Glen held product management positions in access routing at Bay Networks.

    Glen has a BS in Communications from Ithaca College and an MBA from Cornell University.

    Region
    • US

    Gilbert

    Guan

    Sr. Manager

    Gilbert Guan joined Cisco Investments in 2017 and focuses on investments, joint ventures and acquisitions in the Greater China team. Prior to Cisco, Gilbert was at next47 (a Siemens venture firm) where he focused on additive manufacturing, robotics, connected mobility, AI and IoT. Before next47, he worked at Xcelerate, a private equity firm in Shanghai, after having worked at Value Partners Management Consulting in Hong Kong covering the TMT and consumer sectors. Gilbert began his career in engineering and product management with Ericsson, Wistron and Tangram (a Shanghai based startup).

    Gilbert holds an MBA from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a BS in computer networking from Fudan University and a mechanical and electrical engineering degree from the Shanghai Institute of Technology.

     

    Portfolio
    Region
    • Greater China

    Jon

    Harms

    Sr. Manager

    Jon Harms joined Cisco in 2020 and focuses on investments and acquisitions supporting Cisco’s Emerging Technologies and Incubation efforts. Prior to joining Cisco, Jon was an investment banker at Lazard, where he advised large-cap technology companies on enterprise software acquisitions. Jon has extensive transaction experience in the cloud management, developer-centric infrastructure, IT operations, and big data & analytics sectors. Prior to Lazard, Jon worked at RBC Capital Markets and Ernst & Young.

    Jon earned his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and his BS from UCLA, where he majored in Computer Science.

    Portfolio
    Region
      Domain
      • Emerging Technology and Incubation

      Saqib

      Jalil

      Sr. Manager

      Saqib Jalil joined Cisco Investments in 2020 and is currently focused on investment and acquisition efforts related to the market for Collaboration products and services. Saqib joined Cisco from TIAA-CREF where he was part of the investment team focused on growth companies in the technology sector. Prior to that, Saqib spent time at J.P. Morgan and TAP Advisors in a variety of equity research and investment banking roles.  He began his career as a design engineer at WJ Communications (now part of Qorvo).

       

      Saqib holds an MBA from Wharton and a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan.

      Portfolio
      Region
        Domains
        • Analytics
        • Collaboration

        Christiaan

        Kuun

        Sr. Manager

        Sr. Manager, Portfolio Development

        Christiaan is a member of the Cisco Investments Portfolio Development team. He brings portfolio companies and Cisco’s business entities together to leverage the value and scale that only Cisco can bring to our investment portfolio.

        Before joining Cisco Investments, Christiaan was part of Cisco’s Corporate Strategic Innovation Group, where he focused on various external innovation initiatives and worked across Cisco’s 14 global innovation centers. Prior to Cisco, Christiaan worked in South Africa’s largest scientific research organization (the CSIR), where he ran initiatives in artificial intelligence, and helped establish South Africa’s research and education network (SANREN).

        Christiaan holds an MBA from IMD Business School in Switzerland, and a BEng in computer engineering from the University of Pretoria in South Africa

        Regions
        • Europe
        • US
        Domain
        • Enterprise Networking and Cloud

        Abhay

        Madhav

        Sr. Manager

        Abhay joined Cisco Investments in 2020 and focuses on acquisitions and investments in the Enterprise Networking and Cloud space. Prior to joining Cisco, Abhay was an investment banker at Centerview Partners focused on strategic advisory covering enterprise technology. Prior to Centerview, Abhay was at Morgan Stanley in the technology investment banking group where he worked on mergers & acquisitions, IPOs & private placements. Abhay’s deal execution experience covers enterprise software, datacenter infrastructure, cybersecurity & semiconductors. Abhay started his career at Intel Corporation where he spent 5 years in product strategy and engineering roles.

        Abhay holds an MBA in Finance from the NYU Stern School of Business and a Masters in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the Carnegie Mellon University.

        Portfolio
        Region
          Domain
          • Enterprise Networking and Cloud

          Soo Jin

          Park

          Sr. Manager

          Soo Jin joined Cisco Investments in 2021 and focuses on acquisitions and investments in the Cybersecurity space. Prior to joining Cisco, Soo Jin was an investment banker at Jefferies Technology M&A group in New York, where he advised leading technology companies and private equity firms on M&A transactions. Prior to Jefferies, Soo Jin was a management consultant at Arthur D. Little, focusing on corporate strategy assignments. He served in the Republic of Korea Army.

          Soo Jin holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in German from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

          Portfolio
          Region
          • US
          Domain
          • Security

          Neetta

          Shetty

          Sr. Manager

          Neetta is part of Cisco Investments Portfolio Development team and manages Security & Enterprise Networking domains.

          She helps portfolio companies accelerate their businesses and unlock their potential by leveraging Cisco’s go-to-market engine and global reach.

          Prior to her current role, Neetta spent over a decade in Cisco working across APJC in various business acceleration roles. In her previous role she was the Business Development lead for Cisco’s demo platform and was based out of Singapore. She was instrumental in helping build world’s largest cloud demo platform. Her illustrated career spans geographies including India, Singapore and US.

          Originally from Pune, Neetta has spent her entire career helping customers embed technology in their business processes to increase profitability and enhance productivity. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Pune University.

          Portfolio
          Regions
          • Asia Pacific
          • US
          Domain
          • Security

          Chris

          Dallmar

          Manager

          Chris joined Cisco Investments in 2019 as a member of the Market Development team, helping deliver value for the Cisco Investments portfolio by connecting them with Cisco’s best in class go-to-market capabilities, key customers, and partner ecosystem, as well as the greater venture capital community.

          He joined the team from his previous role at Cisco Meraki, where he lead Brand Marketing. Prior to Cisco, he ran business development at a boutique B2B branding agency, and managed several technology accounts at a global creative agency.

          Chris holds a BA in English Literature and Music from UC Davis. In his free time he enjoys playing guitar, urban hikes, and finding new restaurants at which to shamelessly stuff his face.

          Region
            Domain
            • Market Development

            Luca

            Gianaschi

            Manager

            Manager, Portfolio Development

            Luca joined Cisco Investments in 2019 and focuses on building the Portfolio Development platform that allows our portfolio companies to leverage the vast array of resources and business opportunities that Cisco can provide.

            He joined the team from his previous role for the Cisco Corporate Strategic Innovation Group, where he led the solution portfolio and Innovation Programs for Cisco’s 12 Innovation Centers. Prior to Cisco he worked in IT strategy consulting and innovation in the travel industry.

            Luca holds a MS in engineering from Politecnico of Milan and earned an MBA from IMD Business School in Switzerland.

            In his free time, he relaxes playing blues guitar.

            Region
            • US
            Domain
            • Market Development

            Lilly

            Ma

            Manager

            Lilly Ma joined Cisco Investments in 2018 and focuses on investments and acquisitions in the Service Provider, Core Services and Silicon markets. Prior to joining Cisco, Lilly worked in private equity at Wasserstein & Co. in New York, focused on investments across the consumer and industrial sectors. Lilly began her career as an analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

             

            Lilly holds an MBA from Wharton and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College, where she received an AB in Economics and Asian & Middle Eastern studies.

             

            Region
              Domains
              • CX
              • Mass-Scale Infrastructure

              Pradeep

              Paniyadi

              Manager

              Pradeep joined Cisco Investments in 2019. As a Relationship Manager, he serves as a trusted partner for our portfolio companies, helping them navigate Cisco’s vast ecosystem and making powerful connections with Cisco’s business entities.

              In his role, Pradeep frequently draws on his own experience as an entrepreneur, having been a founding member himself at an EdTech startup called Zana Project (later acquired by startup.co) and launching his family’s food service business in North America. Prior to these roles, Pradeep led sales operations for the Media and Entertainment vertical at HP Enterprise Services and held Product Management and Business Development roles at Symphony Services.

              Pradeep has a Master’s in Computer Science from University of Oklahoma and MBA from Duke.

              In his free time, he dances to his daughter’s tunes.

              Portfolio
              Regions
              • Latin America
              • US
              Domains
              • Analytics
              • Collaboration

              Iren

              Reznikov

              Manager

              Iren Reznikov joined Cisco Investments in 2020 and focuses on the full range of strategic initiatives, including acquisitions and investments, that Cisco pursues in Israel. Prior to Cisco, Iren served as a Partner in Red Capital Partners – a pan-European fund investing in European and Israeli early stage startups, where she led the fund’s Israeli activities.

              Previously, Iren served as a Principal in YL Ventures, a Venture Capital firm specializing in cybersecurity and enterprise software companies. Prior to YL Ventures, Iren worked at the Israeli Ministry of Finance, negotiating investment treaties and promoting Foreign Direct Investments in Israel. In addition, she was a Fellow at the China-Israel Task Force, working at Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office and focusing on bilateral economic initiatives between China and Israel. Iren holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Economics and Political Science and an Executive MBA, both from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (HUJI). She served in the Israeli Air Force as an Officer in the real time forecasting unit.

              Portfolio
              Region
              • Israel

              Ankur

              Saxena

              Manager

              Ankur Saxena joined Cisco Investments in 2016 and is currently focused on investment and acquisition opportunities in Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Prior to Cisco, Ankur worked in a variety of roles in venture capital, private equity and investment banking in Amazon’s Corporate Development team, The Carlyle Group, Helion Venture Partners and Avendus Capital in the US and India.

              Ankur earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. He also holds a B. Tech. degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

              Portfolio
              Region
              • US
              Domain
              • Enterprise Networking and Cloud

              Ashley

              Sullivan

              Manager

              Ashley leads Communications for the Cisco Investments Portfolio Development team, responsible for messaging strategy, content management, and executive engagement. Prior to joining Cisco Investments, Ashley she led executive communications and employee engagement programs for the Americas Sales organization.

              Ashley holds a MS in Information Systems from Indiana University, concentrating in Risk Management and Business Intelligence.

              Region
              • US
              Domain
              • Communications and Marketing

              Seungki

              Kim

              Senior Associate

              Seungki (SK) Kim joined Cisco Investments in 2019 and focuses on investment and acquisition in the Data Center space. Prior to joining Cisco, SK was an investment banker at BMO Capital Markets Technology M&A group in New York, where he focused on advising clients in the Enterprise Software sector. Prior to BMO, SK started his career at Oppenheimer & Co. in New York where he focused on M&A and restructuring transactions across various industries including TMT, healthcare and business services.

              SK graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Economics.

              Portfolio
              Region
              • US

              Andrew

              Chong

              Associate

              Andrew Chong joined Cisco Investments in 2020 and focuses on investments and acquisitions broadly across Cisco’s key domain areas. Prior to joining Cisco, Andrew was an equity research associate at MoffettNathanson where he covered the Telecom, Cable, and Satellite sectors. Prior to that, Andrew was an equity research associate at Nomura where he covered the Networking, IT Systems, and Communications Services sectors.

              Andrew holds a BS in Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business. In his free time, Andrew enjoys wreck diving, collecting vinyl records, and being disappointed by the New York Knicks.

              Portfolio
              Region

                Jennifer

                Ho

                Associate

                Jennifer Ho joined Cisco Investments in 2020 and focuses on investment and acquisition opportunities in the Collaboration space. Prior to joining Cisco, Jennifer was an investment banker at GCA Advisors supporting clients across the technology industry with a focus on M&A. Jennifer began her career as a corporate banker at J.P. Morgan in New York. Jennifer graduated from New York University, Stern School of Business with a B.S. in Finance and an B.S./M.S. in Accounting.

                Region
                • US

                Will

                Horyn

                Associate

                Will Horyn joined Cisco Investments in 2020 and focuses on investments and acquisitions broadly across Cisco’s key domain areas. Prior to joining Cisco, Will began his career as a member of the Leveraged Finance team at BMO Capital Markets in New York where he advised clients on capital raising activities and executed leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and refinancings across the TMT and Industrials sectors.

                Will holds a BBA from Villanova University where he studied Finance and Economics. In his free time Will enjoys exploring new restaurants and breweries, supporting Chelsea FC, and catching up on his favorite podcasts.

                Portfolio
                Region

                  Cody

                  Nguyen

                  Associate

                  Cody Nguyen joined Cisco Investments in 2020 and focuses on investments and acquisitions broadly across domains. Prior to joining Cisco, Cody was an investment banker at BTIG where he advised clients on M&A and private capital raising across the technology industry, covering AR / VR, Industrial Software, CRM Software, Digital Health, Digital Media, and FinTech. Previously, Cody was an investment banker at B. Riley FBR where he focused on M&A transactions across a range of industries.

                   

                  Cody holds an MS in Management from Duke University and a BS in Education from the Pennsylvania State University.

                  Region

                    Daniel

                    Scherer

                    Associate

                    Daniel Scherer joined Cisco Investments in 2020 and focuses on investments and acquisitions broadly across Cisco’s key domain areas. Prior to joining Cisco, Daniel worked in private equity at Cequel III where he focused on investment analysis, deal execution, and business development of portfolio companies. Daniel began his career as an analyst in the Technology Coverage Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

                    Daniel holds a BS in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University.

                    In his free time, Daniel enjoys coaching wrestling, running, and exploring new restaurants with his wife, Kelsey.

                    Portfolio
                    Region

                      Simona

                      Belinova

                      Event Coordinator

                      Simona joined Cisco Investments in 2017 and manages all events for our portfolio companies. In her previous role, she supported the Cisco Entrepreneurs in Residence program. Before joining Cisco, Simona worked at Salesforce as a Training Coordinator.

                      She graduated cum laude with a BA in graphic design from San Jose State University.

                      Region
                      • US
                      Domain
                      • Communications and Marketing

                      Giselle

                      Omar

                      Marketing Manager

                      Giselle leads marketing strategy for Cisco Investments. In addition to driving awareness for the organization, she focuses on joint marketing opportunities with our portfolio companies. She joined Cisco’s Data and Analytics product marketing group in 2015 through the ParStream acquisition. In her previous marketing roles, Giselle was accountable for executing all elements of integrated, multi-channel marketing programs. As an entrepreneur, she launched a multi-faceted company in Afghanistan focusing on media and services. Her current role allows her to combine her passion for digital marketing, screenwriting and technology. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, East Bay.

                      Region
                      • US
                      Domain
                      • Communications and Marketing

                      Contact Us

                      Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Trademarks Cisco.com Help
                      ©2021 Cisco Investments. All rights reserved.